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Adventist Mission

Youth and Adult Mission Quarterly

1st quarter features the Northern Asia-Pacific Division

1st Quarter 2025

Blackmailed!

December 28, 2024

Josephine looked sharply at her little sister. She didn’t have any chewing tobacco left, and she didn’t know where she could get more. She looked at the church.

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Something Different

January 4, 2025

If your God really exists, you should pray for rain,” one boy said. Others agreed. “Let’s see what your God can do,” said another boy. Tsomo called together all of the teens.

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An Annoying Girl

January 11, 2025

After two months, Elberel had had enough. He thought it would be easier to change schools than to put up with the girl. He called his dad, who was still studying at Andrews University. “This girl keeps insulting me,” he said. “I want to transfer to public school.”

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“They’re Spies”

January 18, 2025

Mom was very cautious about the small Bible study group, but she also was curious. She had seen a change in Debbie. Once proud, Debbie had become mild. Once bossy, she had become obedient to her mother and respectful of her sister.

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Seeking Answers, Part 1

January 25, 2025

Bold had been close to Dad, and he couldn’t imagine life without him. He wondered, “If everyone is going to die, what’s the point of living?” He heard no answer.

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Teacher’s Helper, Part 2

February 1, 2025

At 6 o’clock every morning, the teacher poked Bold with a wooden stick to wake him up. Then Bold sat for hours, learning the Tibetan language and memorizing texts from the sacred writings. He also had many chores, cooking for the teacher and cleaning his house.

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Giving Bible a Chance, Part 3

February 8, 2025

Bold had many questions, and he began to ask them. The American missionaries answered his questions from the Bible. When they learned that he knew Russian, they gave him a Russian Bible.

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An Impossible Dream

February 15, 2025

As she slept, she had a dream. She was pacing back and forth in a small room without any doors or windows. She was trapped. Then God gave her a piece of paper and said, “I will help you.” A moment later, she was sitting in the back of a pickup, traveling down a road.

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Book Worth Reading

February 22, 2025

Korean children often start thinking about baptism when they are about 13 years old. But Yu Jin was 9, and 13 was four long years away. She wasn’t happy about having to wait. But she was an obedient child.

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Praying in the Storm

March 1, 2025

Everyone knelt down and prayed for God to stop the storm. For two hours, the missionaries prayed as the wind howled, the lightning flashed, and the rain fell. The pastor asked God to forgive the sins of everyone in the group.

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“I Can’t Live Like This!”

March 8, 2025

A flood of emotions filled his heart. He had no memories of his father, but he remembered that Dad had studied at that same university to become a pastor. Dad had probably prayed in the same prayer garden.

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Storing God’s Word

March 15, 2025

Mommy, I’m scared,” he said. “Why are you scared?” Mom asked. “I remember a cartoon that I watched today,” he said. “Don’t be scared because God is with you,” Mom said. “This house is under God’s protection. Angels are watching over us. Let’s recite Psalm 121 together.”

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The Annoyed Missionary

March 15, 2025

Philip understood that Samuel was praying for them to get along. But he gained no joy from the prayer. He was annoyed. His irritation grew when Samuel repeated the same prayer the next day and then the next. “Please, Lord,” Samuel prayed, “help me not to hate Philip.”

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Meeting God at School

March 29, 2025

Hyun-hee’s mouth dropped open again. She had never heard people her age talk about God in such a personal way. She thought, “They’re young, but they have faith and believe in God. They love God despite the struggles in their lives.”

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4th Quarter 2024

Silencing Skin-Walkers

October 5, 2024

A few months later, Stephanie got pregnant with a girl. Three years later, she gave birth to a boy. Nine years passed, and she and her husband remembered their desire to adopt a child. But who? When? Where? And how?

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Time to Quit?

October 12, 2024

Raine saw him and ran excitedly toward him. As she approached, Pedro opened the doors, and she ran into his arms. It was pure love. At that moment, Pedro knew that he had his answer.

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Wake-Up Call

October 19, 2024

Marisa remembered that her cell phone was in the apartment. The only phone number that she had memorized was her brother’s. Marisa borrowed someone’s phone and called him. He answered on the second ring.

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Standing for the Sabbath

October 26, 2024

The Sabbath tests did not end in the United States. Shortly after she arrived in Arizona, the new principal told her and the rest of the teachers that they needed to attend special training sessions on Saturdays.

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Perfect Property

November 2, 2024

The elderly deacon responsible for the church decided to put the property up for sale. An appraiser was summoned to determine the value of the property. He said it was worth U.S.$850,000.

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Waiting for Communion

November 9, 2024

Every time Katrina received a Social Security check, she bought all the white plastic basins that were on the store shelf. Usually, there were six. Then she brought them to church and gave them to the pastor’s wife.

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It Was Jesus

November 16, 2024

James picked up a Bible, and it fell open to Mark 9. It was the story of Jesus casting a spirit out of a boy. Echoing the question that Jesus asked the boy’s father, James asked, “How long has this been happening to her?”

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An Evil Encounter

November 23, 2024

Adiv looked at the Bible in his hand. He didn’t know what to do next, but he was sure that God’s Word contained power. Opening to the book of Psalms, he began to read out loud.

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The Why Boy

November 30, 2024

James’ smile turned into a frown at evening worship. When it was time to pray, all the children stood. The seven boys who slept in the same cabin as James stood. Their camp counselor, Adiv, stood. But James remained seated.

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Why Caleb Is Smiling

December 7, 2024

The boys silently pondered the idea of an always-present best friend for a moment. It was unusual for the boys to be quiet. The boy who had been impressed with the big words spoke again.

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Eternal Buddy System

December 14, 2024

“That’s right!” Micah exclaimed. “Jesus is our eternal buddy system. No matter what we do, Jesus is always with us. We sometimes forget a friend in the bathroom, but we don’t have to worry about Jesus forgetting us.”

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Watch and Pray

December 21, 2024

After delivering the girl safely to the hospital, Wes and the other staff members sailed back to camp. By now it was 2 o’clock in the morning. The night sky was dark, and the boat’s sonar wasn’t working.

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Blackmailed!

December 28, 2024

Josephine looked sharply at her little sister. She didn’t have any chewing tobacco left, and she didn’t know where she could get more. She looked at the church.

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